Girl studying in India, but is registered as voter

A father is crying foul that his daughter is listed in the latest electoral roll, even though she has never registered as a voter.

He said he came to know of his daughter's name in the roll when he received a Deepavali card last year from Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak, who signed it off as Selangor BN chief.

The letter also contained his 22-year old daughter's voting details, such as her polling district and constituency.

"My daughter is studying in India. She went there before turning 21 and she definitely would not have registered as a voter. 

"I then went into the Election Commission's website to check whether she is registered," said Tiruchelvam Vallipuram.

His check confirmed that his daughter is eligible to vote in the Subang Jaya state constituency and the Kelana Jaya parliamentary constituency. 

Both seats are currently held by Pakatan Rakyat politicians. 

Tiruchelvam said he contacted his daughter about the matter and she confirmed with him that she did not herself register as a voter.

"From what I understand, you must present yourself, with your identity card, to register to be a voter. I don't understand how she was registered," he said, demanding an explanation from the EC.

If his daughter happened to be in Malaysia during the next general election and her name was still on the electoral roll, Tiruchelvam added, he would insist that she votes in order prevent her vote from being "misused".